
The older M1A1, destined for Ukraine, is slightly lighter than the M1A2. President Joe Biden in January as the world's "most capable" tank.

The M1 Abrams, which can weigh more than 73 tons, was described by U.S. Two Russian officials found dead on same day.Russian media laments loss of Tucker Carlson: "voice of reason".Russia says likelihood of nuclear weapons being used growing by the day.Speaking at the Ramstein air base on April 21, Austin said that the heavily armored M1 tanks that Ukrainian personnel will use in their training would arrive in Germany "in the next few weeks." had "expedited our M1 Abrams timelines to supply Ukraine with more armored capability in the coming months." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. Defense Ministry said Russian forces "were reluctant to accept the first tranche of T-14 allocated to them because the vehicles were in such poor condition." Its use in Ukraine would likely function as propaganda, the ministry added, with few T-14s available for use and its commanders "unlikely to trust the vehicle in combat."

The 11-year development program for the T-14 Armatas "has been dogged with delays, reduction in planned fleet size, and reports of manufacturing problems," the British Defense Ministry wrote on Twitter on January 19, 2023. Moscow's troops have started using the Armata tanks to fire on Ukrainian positions, a Russian state news agency reported. A Russian T-14 Armata tank participates in a Victory Day Parade night rehearsal on Tverskaya street on in Moscow, Russia.
